Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 14 Do you treat other girls like this?
After dealing with Li Chao, the two discussed and determined the terms of cooperation according to the agent contracts on the market.

According to the terms and conditions, if Lu Jiang starts taking orders like crazy now, Li Chao's income this month will exceed 50,000.

This made Li Chao cry again.

Before "Fairy Tale", Rock Anluo Company had been running for four years and had invested hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the money earned was not as much as the agent's commission in one month, which was too hurtful to his self-esteem.

But Lu Jiang also reminded him.

Although he has a lot of commercial performance orders now, he won't accept all of them.

On the one hand, his biggest shortcoming now is that he can’t sing other songs well except "Fairy Tale".

So it was naturally difficult for him to accept those requests for him to sing two different songs on stage.

On the other hand, many orders are far away, and transportation is inconvenient and dangerous these days, so you have to choose carefully.

The two of them picked carefully and found only seven or eight orders that they could take on.

After some calculation, Li Chao could only get a share of about 10,000 yuan, which was far from 50,000 yuan.

But even so, Li Chao was already very satisfied.

After the two of them reached a complete cooperation, they started to perform commercial performances.

Before the first commercial performance, Fan Binbin came to give Lu Jiang a farewell party.

While Fan Binbin was congratulating her, she herself was in a normal mood.

Li Chao asked, "What's wrong with you? You look so depressed."

"Nothing, I'm just not feeling well. I didn't sleep well last night."

Fan Binbin shook his head and said nothing more.

Lu Jiang knew the reason.

It was all written in the box above her head.

Unlike before, this time two treasure chests appeared above Fan Binbin's head at the same time.

One is purple and the other is white.

The purple entries are:

Fan Binbin's right to announce her work has been restricted by Qiong Yao's company. She feels this is very unfair and is eager to change the current situation, just like Lu Jiang, to reap the fruits of victory.

It turned out that she was put under the shackles of the company again.

I really don't know how much this girl's horoscope conflicts with Qiong Yao's.

He had learned earlier that although she had signed with Qiong Yao's company and seemed to be living a good life, she would not receive any basic salary during the contract period and had to take care of her rent and food by herself.

Moreover, Qiong Yao's company refused to assign her new work, which led to her rent crisis.

Even now, the situation has not changed.

"Fairy Tale" has been popular for a month now. Although Fan Binbin, as the heroine of the MV, is not as popular as Lu Jiang, she has still accumulated some fame.

I remember that she called me last week to share her joy, saying that she had received a new role and even an advertising order from a well-known brand with a good quotation. The reason the other party contacted her was because of the "Fairy Tale" MV.

It now seems that these orders may not be accepted.

What a pity.

This purple treasure chest cannot be obtained.

Now let’s look at the white box:

[Fan Binbin now also wants to follow the host to run commercial performances, see the world, and enjoy celebrity treatment]

The box is white.

This means that the demand does exist, but it is not very strong.

The appearance of such a treasure chest is most likely the result of being moved by the scene.

Lu Jiang didn't want to pay attention.

But then he thought about it again, he had never gotten the white treasure chest before, so he was still quite curious.

So Lu Jiang put on a regretful look and took over the conversation: "You are not feeling well, that's a pity, I wanted you to go to the commercial performance with me."

When Fan Binbin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, but he quickly curled his lips and said, "It's not me who was invited."

"It's true that you weren't invited to these commercial performances, but interviews aren't guaranteed. If you were there, they might just come up with an interview and include you. Wouldn't that be tempting?"

Indeed, Fan Binbin can be included in some interviews, after all, she is the female lead.

Of course, I don’t know whether the final version can be included.

After hearing this, Fan Binbin's eyes moved and his heart felt warm again.

Then curiosity arose again.

How did he guess what I was thinking again?
This is what Lu Jiang did when he asked for help to delay the rent earlier. He rudely and resolutely stuffed the life-saving money into his pocket.

Later, when she needed a new job, he appeared by coincidence and gave her the heroine of "Fairy Tale".

Now, Lu Jiang once again transformed into the prince charming in the fairy tale, appearing precisely when he needed him most and extending his hand.

If it’s a coincidence once, can it still be a coincidence twice or three times?

But what else could it be but a coincidence?
"How about it, do you want to talk to me?"

At this time Lu Jiang asked again.

In a trance, Fan Binbin, who had half recovered, wanted to ask, "Do you treat other girls like this?"

But when the words came to my lips, they finally turned into: "Why do you have to take me with you?"

Lu Jiang laughed out loud: "Who made me give you my first time?"

puff!
Li Chao spit out insults.

Fan Binbin also waved his little fist.

Lu Jiang laughed and defended himself: "I was just kidding, I meant that the heroine of the first work is given to you, don't get me wrong!"

After some joking around, Lu Jiang renewed his invitation: "To be honest, I have to travel a lot this time, and I'm also in need of an assistant. Li Chao has a lot of things to do, and I'm afraid I can't take care of it all, so I want to ask you for a favor and temporarily be my assistant. I'll pay you, one hundred a day, how about it?" "No, I won't run errands for you!"

"Didn't I tell you that I'd bring you to the stage whenever I had the chance? Why are you not happy about this?"

"I'll think about it."

"What are you thinking about? It's settled. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

"That's fine."

Fan Binbin pretended to be proud and agreed, but he was very happy in his heart.

Being forced to be taken care of once again is such a heartwarming feeling.

Of course, there was also a little bit of unspeakable loss mixed in, which was hard to digest and could not be spit out. In the end, it could only disappear temporarily in the throat along with the ice beer.
Next, Lu Jiang embarked on a commercial performance tour that lasted for more than a month.

Because the song "Fairy Tale" is relatively suitable for weddings.

Everyone says so.

Hey, I didn’t even bother to look at the MV, the heroine is dead!
But since everyone specifically asked for it, Lu Jiang of course had to say that the heroine was alive, and he even had to specifically state this during the interview.
Anyway, you can't go against money.

So over the past month, most of the orders Lu Jiang received were wedding commercial performances.

BJ's weddings are usually held at noon, and the wedding must be held on an auspicious day.

So generally speaking, Lu Jiang had a relatively easy month. He didn't have to stay up late, work back-to-back shifts, or get up early. If the place was far away, he could just go there a day in advance and stay there. However, Lu Jiang seldom accepted orders that were far away for fear of accidents. After all, the society these days is full of good and bad people, so one still has to be careful.

When they arrived at the location, Fan Binbin, as an assistant, communicated with the newlyweds in advance, checked the equipment, and was also responsible for arranging clothing for Lu Jiang.

Then they start singing at a certain time, send their blessings, and finally take their money and leave.

And the money I get each time is almost always more than what was agreed upon, about 15,000 per game on average, which is very comfortable.

This depends on Li Chao's screening of customers, who are all reliable customers.

In addition to weddings, there are also ribbon-cutting ceremonies at companies and shopping malls, parties held by certain units, and so on.

There are also free performances, such as charity performances.

During the summer vacation of 98, the Yangtze River flooded. As the most popular supernova singer at the time, he naturally could not be absent.

Without Lu Jiang's reminder, Li Chao had already contacted various contacts early on. As Lu Jiang's fame soared, he soon made his television debut, and the platform for the debut was once again CCTV.

On August 8, Lu Jiang appeared at CCTV's charity gala for flood relief.

Before the charity performance, Lu Jiang also met Li Chao's stepfather, Director Wu, who had a good impression of Lu Jiang.

However, although the impression is good, it will not give you more preferential treatment.

Lu Jiang's performance program was thus decided to be singing "We Are United" with a group of artists and seniors.

During the entire show, he was only seen for a few seconds.

Lu Jiang was actually very satisfied with this.

If he really wanted to sing a solo, Director Wu would dare to give it to him, but Lu Jiang would not dare to accept it.

Otherwise, the big guys at the scene would probably tear him apart.

Faye Wong, Leon Lai and others all sing in pairs or fours. Who are you to be so arrogant?

After the performance, Lu Jiang and Li Chao donated 50,000 yuan each. This amount is neither too high nor too low among the young stars, and is still very appropriate.

After donating the money, Li Chao took Lu Jiang, Fan Binbin and a group of celebrity seniors to get to know each other.

It's a pity that no one has a treasure chest above their head.
After the charity performance, Lu Jiang continued his commercial performance tour.

The sales of "Fairy Tale" also continue to rise.

On the 21st, Beijing Publishing House sent the good news that the total sales of "Fairy Tale" in the mainland had exceeded 60, officially surpassing Yehenara's "Conquest" and temporarily taking the first place in the mainland.

Within one week of its release in Hong Kong, sales exceeded 11000 copies. Within one week of its release in Taiwan, sales reached 7 copies. At the same time, "Fairy Tale" not only continued to top the charts in mainland China, but also topped the weekly chart in Taiwan for the first time.

This is the first time in recent years that a song by a mainland singer has topped the Taiwanese music chart in its first week of release.

It was also for this reason that all media outlets in the mainland were in an uproar.

On the 22nd, many mainland newspapers, including BJ Entertainment News, reported the incident on their front pages.

Lu Jiang has been given many titles.

Such titles as "the brightest new star in the mainland music scene since the golden generation of 94", "the best gift given to the Chinese music scene in 98", and even "the most promising new singer in the Chinese music scene of the 20th century".

In short, the mainland print media, which is usually known for its seriousness and restraint, has learned a lot from the Hong Kong and Taiwan media this time.

This also triggered another wave of doubts about Lu Jiang in the industry.

He praises too much, is too good at hype, and doesn't know how to be low-key, blah blah.

Lu Jiang did not respond to this and did not feel anything.

It is not surprising that "Fairy Tale" can achieve this result.

I remember that in 05, "Fairy Tale" surpassed all other songs from across Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong to become the most popular Chinese song of the year.

How fierce was the competition at that time?
Looking back over the past two months, there haven't been any great songs on the market that can compete with "Fairy Tale".

So in comparison, Lu Jiang felt that the distribution capabilities of Beijing Publishing House were still too weak.

If it were another company, such as Sony, Warner, Rolling Stone, etc.

Maybe within a week, "Fairy Tale" will have won a gold record in Taiwan with sales of 10, or even a platinum record with sales of 20.

But no matter what, holding the title of No. 1 on the Taiwan Music Weekly Chart is still very useful.

After the media reports on the 22nd, within three days, Lu Jiang's single commercial performance fee soared from around 5 to .

Currently, Liu Huan's appearance fee starts at 8 yuan, Yehenara's starts at 7 yuan, and Sun Yue's starts at 5 yuan.

With this calculation, Lu Jiang has successfully squeezed into the ranks of first-line singers in mainland China.

However, everyone knows that this is just an external quotation. The actual price you get will be lower, and this price is not permanent. It is just that Lu Jiang is currently popular, so he can get such a high price.

So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and make money!

(End of this chapter)